Receptacle and lining therefor



Feb. w 1924.

e. B. HANFORD v RECEPTACLE AND LINING THEREFOR Filed. sent. 27. 1922UNITED STATES PATET GEORGE B. HANFORD, OF BLOOMFIELD, NEW JEEY.

REGEPTACLE AND LINING THEREFOR.

Application filed September 27, 1922. Serial Ito. 590,799.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Gnonon B. HANFORD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bloomfield, in the county 'of Essex and State 5. of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptaclesand Linings Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles for 1 receiving liquid or moistmaterials such as garbage and refuse and, more particularly to amoisture proof lining for garbage cans and similar receptacles.

lVhen refuse containers, such as garbage.

pails, are emptied there is a tendency for a portion of their contentsto stick to the walls of the container, no complete cleaning of thepails being ordinarily attempted on the part of those removing suchmaterial. As the washing of the receptacles would be a disagreeableand'usually undesirable operation, the material sticking to the innerwall of the container is permitted to remain, creating a disagreeable,unsanitary condition and tending to rust the pail.

An ob 'ect of the present invention is to protect the inner surface ofreceptacles of this class from direct contact with the materialscontained therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide a substantially moistureproof or water proof lining for garbage pails and similar receptaclesadapted to protect the inner surface of the container from directcontact at with the materials stored therein and which may bereadilyinserted in the receptacle and may be removed with the contents of thereceptacle when being emptied.

It is desirable to construct these liners of to light, flexiblematerial, such as waxed or water proofed paper, and, to protect thislining against rupture or tearing, it is usually necessary that thepaper closely fit the inner surface of the container, in order that itat may not be subjected to a tearing strain. As the sizes and dimensionsof the receptacles vary considerably, a lining capable of being expandedor contracted to closely fit receptacles of different diameters isdesirable when to the linings are to be sold for general use.

Accordingly, a further object of the invention is'to provide a flexiblelining substantacle,

tially impervious to moisture and capable of being fitted to receptaclesof difierent dimen- SlOIlS.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a lining withfolded or plaited walls readily insertable into a receptacle and readilyexpansible to uniformly fit walls of different diameters. With these andother objects in view, the invention comprises the device described andset forth in the following specification and claims.

The various features of the invention are as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which;

Fig. 1 is a View, partly in vertical section, of a receptacle and liningembodying a preferred form of the invention,

Fig. 2 is a side view of the lining in folded position in which it maybe packed or stored,

Fig. 3 is a side view of the lining partly expanded and ready to beinserted in a recep- W5 of the lining Fig. 4 is a top or plan view theposition expanded to approximately shown in Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a side view of the lining expanded to the dlmensions which itoccupies when in at position in the receptacle.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to that of Fig. 3 of the lower portion of alining illustrating a modified way of closing the lower end of thelining,

gig. 7 is a view on the line 77 of Fig. 6, an

Fig. 8 is a top or plan view of a partly folded lining illustrating adifferent manner of forming the folds or pleats of the lining. so

In the present invention the weight and lateral pressure of the materialcontained in the receptacle is sustained by the receptacle wall butdirect contact with the surface of the receptacle is avoided by theinterposition of a thin sheet of moisture proof paper or other suitablematerial between the contained material and the inner surface of thecontainer. This protecting sheet or lining is preferably made in theform of a cylinder closed at one end and of a length somewhat greaterthan the height of the receptacle. The cylinder is folded or pleated insuch a manner that it may be folded or packed in ofa long, rod like,packages bound together at one end, that it may be slightly expandedfrom this folded position, inserted in a receptacle and then expandeduniformly throughout its circumference until it contacts throughout withthe surface of the receptacle.

Referringmore particularly to the accompanying drawings, the lining isformed of a sheet of paper 10 having a width somewhat greater than thecircumference of the largest container to which it is to be fitted and aheight considerably greater than the height of the container. Any paperor sheet material capable of resisting the absorption or penetration ofmoisture for the period of time it is to be used may be employed forthis purpose. It is not necessay that the paper be strong enough tosustain the weight of the receptacle contents.

The vertical edges of the paper 10 are joined in a folded or otherwisewater proof 'oint 12 which may be fastened by means of a suitableadhesive or preferably by means of binding clips or rivets 14 atsuitable intervals. A series of vertical folds or pleats 16 is thenformed in the cylinder. For cylinders of large diameter these pleats areformed in two sets lying side by side while for smaller sizes the twosets of pleats may be interfolded as shown in Fig. 8. The cylinder maythen be tightly folded into a narrow elongated package as shown in Fig.2-, the lining being conveniently packed in this form fortransportationand sale.

When in the closely packed form illustrated in Fig. 2, the lower end ofthe lining may be conveniently formed by joining the ends of the pleatsin a tight, substantially water proof joint as at 18, and fastening themwith a rivet 20 or other suitable binding means. With some sizes andpleat constructions it is preferable to turn or fold a short portion 22upwardly and pass the rivet or binder through the folded and adjacentunfolded portions to thereby obtain a tighter joint. Instead of therivet or binder illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the end of the tube ,orcylinder may be bound and fastened by winding a wire or other bindingmeans 24 around the end of the pleats as shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

In placing the lining in a receptacle, the cylinder is opened slightlyas indicated in Fig. 4, and the closing joint 18 is placed atapproximately the fcen'ter of the bottom 26 container 28, Fig. 1. Thesides of the cylinder are then pressed radially outward until they reacha seam 30 between the bottom 26*and side wall 31 of the container andare then spread upwardly against the inner surface of the wall 31. Ifthe diameter of the container is smaller than the diameter of thecylinder when fully expanded, the edges of the lining may extendinwardly from the wall of the receptacle but the contacting portion ofthe lining is uniformly pressed against the surface of the receptacleand there is therefore no tearing strain on the lining. v

The lining is preferably long enough to extend above the upper rim, 32of the receptacle and is bent outwardly and downward] to form anoverlapping portion 34 WlllCl holds the lining in place and prevents itfrom falling inwardly and exposing the inner surface of the receptacle.The flexible character of the lining facilitates the formation of theoverlapping portion without danger of tearing the fabric of the lining.When the receptacle is to be emptied, this edge is turned inwardly andthe lining removed with the contents of the receptacle- 1. A device ofthe kind described which comprises a receptacle lining having pleatedwalls of flexible material substantially nonpermeable to water, thepleats extending longitudinally when folded, adapted to closely fit theinner surfaces of the bottom and side walls of receptacles of differentdimensions and when expanded converging at one end to a substantiallymoisture proof closure.

2. A device of the kind described which comprises, a receptacle lininghaving a bottom portion of substantially non-permeable material havingpleats extendin radially outward and side walls formed %y an upwardextension of said material and said pleats, said pleats extendinglongitudinally of the length of the lining when folded.

3. A device of the kind described which comprises, a receptacle liningof water proof paper formed into a cylinder with pleated walls, thepleats of said walls extending longitudinally when folded, and gatheredat one end to a water proof closureto form a bottom portion.

4. A device of the kind described which comprises, a receptacle liningof water proof material containing a deodorant, formed into a cylinderwith pleated walls and gathered at one end to a water proof closure toform a bottom portion, the pleats of said walls extending longitudinallywhen folded,

and when expanded extending radially from the central closureto form abottom portion over the rim of the receptacle when expandandlongitudinally upwards to form side ed and the lower portion of whosewalls is 10 wall portions. gathered to a substantially moisture proof 5.A receptacle of the kind described havjoint restin g on the bottomsurface of said 5 ing a flexible walled pleated lining ofmoisreceptacle.

ture proof material, the pleats of said walls In testimony whereof Iafix my signature. extending longitudinally when folded, the

upper end of said wall being adapted to fold GEORGE B. HANFORD.

